Ernest Renan suggested that without the rise of Christianity, we might all have embraced the cult of Mithras. Nevertheless, it has had a lasting influence on secret societies, religious movements and popular culture.
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Laurent Bricault has revolutionised Mithraic studies with the exhibition The Mystery of Mithras. Meet this professor in Toulouse for a fascinating look at the latest discoveries and what lies ahead.
It is well known that Mithras was born from a rock. However, less has been written about the father of the solar god, and especially about how he conceived him.
On the occasion of the discovery of a Mithraeum in Cabra, Spain, we talk to Jaime Alvar, a leading figure in the field of Mithraism. With him, we examine the testimonies known to date and the peculiarities of the cult of Mithras in Hispania.
Yolanda’s multimedia dissertation focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that motivate Mithras worshippers. Her work includes a podcast entitled Conversations about Mithras.
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A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Las excavaciones llevadas a cabo en el yacimiento arqueológico romano de la villa de Mithra, en Cabra (Córdoba), han deparado el excepcional hallazgo de un mitreo, o zona destinada al culto al dios Mithra, cuya estatua fue descubierta hace unos 70 años.
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On the occasion of the exhibition, the Royal Museum of Mariemont invites five experts from Europe to emulate the research on the cult of Mithras.
Despite the current political landscape of the US, we can look to antiquity to see that the red cap was actually once a symbol of citizenship and welcome to the foreigner.
Sarah E. Bond
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
The Mithraeum of Caernarfon, in Walles, was built in three phases during the 3rd century, and destroyed at the end of the 4th.
A votive altar referring to the cult of Mithras was found more than forty years before the site was excavated and the Mithraeum discovered.
The Sárkeszi mithraeum is unusual for its large dimensions and its semicircular eastern wall.
The Mithraeum of the Seven Spheres is of great importance for the understanding of the cult, because of its black-and-white mosaics depicting the planets, the zodiac and related elements.
Head of Sol / Helios intarsio from Sant Prisca
Plaque with the list of worshippers of Virunum
Cautes and Cautopates of Friedberg
Tauroctony on displya at the Getty Museum
Tauroctony of Asciano
Inscription on the restoration of the Mithraeum of Dura Europos
Tauroctony of via di Borgo
Tauroctony of Capri
Mithras rock-born from Housesteads
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Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
Thank you for sharing your observation and perspective.
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
Monreal monastery 12th century AD ...
this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
A chara, Any chance of an English translation of El Culto de Mitra en Hispania? If all else fails …
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Good information
Many thanks for the information, John. The page has been updated.
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